Cauliflower Power with Chef Billo Jolly

Classes at Fairchild

Chef Billo Jolly will teach you how to prepare this cruciferous vegetable with all of its fantastic health benefits. She will use cauliflower or “Gobi” as it is known in India, to prepare a number of regional dishes ranging from appetizer to entree! She will show you how to make Gobi Pakora (cauliflower fritters), Gobi Soup, Gobi Makhni (a signature dish from Taste of India Restaurant), Gobi Kofta (grated cauliflower balls in a gravy), Aloo Gobi (cauliflower with potatoes), Gobi Pulao (cauliflower in basmati rice pilaf) and Gobi Paratha (cauliflower stuffed Indian flat bread). You won’t have to give up flavor to eat healthy!

This is perfect timing for Vanda fans to learn about these gorgeous orchids. South Florida will have numerous orchid shows and sales during the upcoming months and here is your chance to hone your knowledge.

Celebrate this special day under the stars with the sounds of renowned Jazz vocalist and Miami native, Carmen Lundy who will enchant the crowd with original romantic pieces creating an intimate and unforgettable evening under the stars.

Don’t miss this chance to experience the Garden with its stunning late afternoon glowing landscapes leading into a full moonrise. Ms. Drevich will offer effective techniques to take stunning photos of the winter sunset then leading into the moonrise using your iPhone. Students will then spend time creatively processing their images with a few choice Apps in the classroom.

Identify, observe, sketch, and paint the many different types of beautiful local and migratory birds found at Fairchild. This wonderful class provides a great opportunity for artists of all levels to learn more about the lifestyles of birds while they develop and practice important drawing and watercolor techniques including washes and dry brush detail work. Students will create beautiful bird studies that also include feathers and nests of birds that call Fairchild home.

Take advantage of this great opportunity for artists with previous watercolor experience to explore the mysterious and delicious world of mushrooms! Students will create a palette with a wide range of neutral browns and grays to show form and texture as they create delicate studies of various mushrooms. Be ready to forage along the grounds in the shady areas of the Garden, following a tropical shower in search of Fairchild’s mushrooms.

The key to building beautiful gardens in South Florida relies heavily on choosing the right building materials for your application and applying common sense construction techniques to your garden design. Miami landscape designer, Carlos Somoza, will present both natural and man-made building material alternatives including locally quarried and imported stone, precast pavers, and tropical hardwood decking.